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PCC A Personal C Compiler Version 2.1c (June 1989) U S E R's M A N U A L Manufactured and Distributed by: C Ware Corporation P.O. Box 428 Paso Robles, CA 93446 (805) 239-4620 [Voice] Copyright 1989 by C Ware Corporation and DeSmet Software All Rights Reserved 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1. The Legal Stuff............................................1 1.1. License...............................................2 1.2. Support Policy........................................2 1.3. DISCLAIMER............................................3 1.4. FOREIGN RESHIPMENT LIABILITY..........................3 1.5. LIMITED WARRANTY ......................................3 1.6. LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES...............................3 1.7. General...............................................4 1.8. TRADEMARKS............................................4 1.9. ORDERING INFORMATION..................................4 1.10. Use by Educational Institutions......................5 1.11. Corporate, Business, Government and Commercial Use...5 2. Preface....................................................7 3. An Introduction To PCC.....................................8 3.1. Using Text, Book, Magazine or Download source code....8 3.2. Getting Started.......................................9 3.3. PCC Files.............................................9 3.4. Basic System.........................................10 3.5. Setting Up DOS 2.xx, 3.xx, ..........................10 3.6. RAM DISK.............................................11 3.7. Completion Codes.....................................11 4. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler............................13 4.1. Introduction.........................................13 4.2. Examples.............................................14 4.3. The C Language.......................................15 4.3.1. Preprocessor directives.......................15 4.3.2. Data Types....................................15 4.4. Extensions...........................................16 4.4.1. Forward References............................18 4.4.2. Externs.......................................18 4.4.3. Macros........................................20 4.4.4. Strings.......................................20 5. The PCCA 8088 Assembler...................................21 5.1. Introduction.........................................21 5.2. Invocation...........................................21 5.3. Example..............................................21 6. The PCCL Object File Linker...............................23 6.1. Introduction.........................................23 6.2. Invocation...........................................23 6.3. Examples.............................................24 6.4. Space Considerations.................................25 6.5. Overlays.............................................25 6.6. Libraries............................................27 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7. The PCCS.S Standard Library...............................28 7.1. Introduction.........................................28 7.2. Names................................................28 7.3. Program Initialization...............................28 7.4. Calling Conventions..................................29 7.5. LIBRARY CONVENTIONS..................................31 7.6. Disk Input/Output Routines...........................32 7.7. Math Routines........................................33 7.8. IBM-PC Screen and Keyboard Interface.................34 7.9. Standard Library Functions...........................34 7.9.1. abs().........................................34 7.9.2. atoi()........................................34 7.9.3. atof()........................................35 7.9.4. atol()........................................35 7.9.5. ceil()........................................36 7.9.6. chain().......................................36 7.9.7. close().......................................37 7.9.8. creat().......................................37 7.9.9. dates().......................................37 7.9.10. doint()......................................37 7.9.11. exec().......................................38 7.9.12. exit().......................................39 7.9.13. exp()........................................39 7.9.14. fabs().......................................40 7.9.15. fclose().....................................40 7.9.16. fgetc()......................................40 7.9.17. fgets()......................................40 7.9.18. floor()......................................41 7.9.19. fopen()......................................41 7.9.20. fputc()......................................41 7.9.21. fputs()......................................42 7.9.22. frand()......................................42 7.9.23. fscanf().....................................42 7.9.24. getc().......................................42 7.9.25. getchar()....................................43 7.9.26. gets().......................................43 7.9.27. getw().......................................44 7.9.28. in().........................................44 7.9.29. index()......................................44 7.9.30. log()........................................44 7.9.31. lmove()......................................45 7.9.32. longjmp()....................................45 7.9.33. open().......................................46 7.9.34. os().........................................46 7.9.35. out()........................................46 7.9.36. peek().......................................46 7.9.37. poke().......................................47 7.9.38. pow()........................................47 7.9.39. putc().......................................47 7.9.40. putchar()....................................47 7.9.41. puts().......................................48 7.9.42. putw().......................................48 7.9.43. qsort()......................................48 7.9.44. rand().......................................49 7.9.45. rename().....................................49 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7.9.46. rindex().....................................49 7.9.47. scanf()......................................50 7.9.48. scr_aputs()..................................52 7.9.49. scr_ci().....................................52 7.9.50. scr_co().....................................52 7.9.51. scr_clr()....................................52 7.9.52. scr_clrl()...................................52 7.9.53. scr_cls()....................................53 7.9.54. scr_csts()...................................53 7.9.55. scr_cursoff()................................53 7.9.56. scr_curson().................................53 7.9.57. scr_rowcol().................................53 7.9.58. scr_scdn()...................................54 7.9.59. scr_scrdn()..................................54 7.9.60. scr_scrup()..................................54 7.9.61. scr_scup()...................................54 7.9.62. scr_setmode()................................54 7.9.63. scr_setup()..................................55 7.9.64. scr_sinp()...................................55 7.9.65. setjmp().....................................56 7.9.66. sqrt().......................................56 7.9.67. srand()......................................56 7.9.68. sscanf().....................................57 7.9.69. strcat().....................................57 7.9.70. strcmp().....................................57 7.9.71. strcpy().....................................57 7.9.72. strlen().....................................58 7.9.73. strncat()....................................58 7.9.74. strncmp()....................................58 7.9.75. strncpy()....................................59 7.9.76. times()......................................59 7.9.77. ungetc().....................................59 7.9.78. unlink().....................................59 Appendices A. Messages..................................................60 A.1. PCC Compiler Messages................................60 A.1.1. Banner and Termination Messages...............60 A.1.2. Messages......................................60 A.1.2.1. PCC Fatal Errors.....................60 A.1.2.2. PCC Errors...........................62 A.1.2.3. PCC Warnings.........................66 A.1.2.4. PCCA Errors ( from PCC Execution )...67 A.2. PCCA Assembler Messages..............................67 A.2.1. Banner and Termination Messages...............67 A.2.2. Messages Produced by PCCA.....................67 A.2.2.1. Fatal Errors From PCCA...............68 A.2.2.2. Errors from PCCA.....................68 A.3. PCCL Messages........................................71 A.3.1. Banner and Termination Messages...............71 A.3.2. Warnings from PCCL............................71 A.3.3. Fatal Errors from PCCL .......................72 TABLE OF CONTENTS B. Order Form................................................74 C. User Comments.............................................75 index.....................................................76 TABLE OF CONTENTS L I S T O F F I G U R E S 7-1: Initial Memory Layout....................................29 Personal C Compiler PCC 1.2c A Product of C WARE CORPORATION Copyright (c) 1988, 1989 C WARE CORPORATION All Rights Reserved PCC is a fully operational and tested 'C' Compiler. This is NOT cripple-ware. As a reward for registration, you will receive a disk with several utilities to enhance the compiler: 1. Clist - reads C source files and produces a listing file with a symbol cross-reference. 2. Lib88 - object code librarian. Reads object files and other library files and produces library files. 3. Profile - C program execution profiler. Monitors program execution and shows where time is spent in the program. 4. Xarray - A library of memory access functions to use the entire 640K RAM space. With source. Registered users are also eligible to purchase several useful utilities to further enhance the capabilities of the compiler. 1. The Legal Stuff This version of the documentation, software and copyright supersedes all previous versions of PCC. PCC software copyright (C) 1988, 1989 by C WARE CORPORATION. All rights reserved. This document copyright (C) 1988, 1989 C WARE CORPORATION. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. Most of the hardware names in this manual are trademarks or trade names of specific manufactures. Legal Stuff Page 2 1.1. License This PCC is NOT public domain or free software, but is being distributed as "shareware". PCC is copyright (C) 1988, 1989 by C WARE CORPORATION. Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for trial use on a private, non-commercial basis, for the express purpose of determining whether PCC is suitable for their needs. At the end of this trial period of THIRTY DAYS you MUST either register your copy or discontinue using PCC. A PCC registration entitles you to use the program on any and all computers available to you, as long as you use the program on only one computer at a time with the following restriction: All users are granted a limited license to copy PCC only for the trial use of others. This license does NOT include distribution or copying of this software package: 1. In connection with any other product or service except as noted below. 2. For general use within a company or institution. 3. Distribution in modified form. This license information MUST be included, along with the full PCC documentation and all PCC files as released by C WARE CORPORATION. Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (SYSOPS) are encouraged to post PCC for downloading by users. If you are the distributor of a public domain or user-supported software library, you may be distribute copies of PCC. A fee of not to exceed $5.00 perdisk may be charged for copy service, handling and materials. The files MUST be distributed in "archived' form so users may be able to adequately varify the integrity of the files. The additional utilities available to registered users shall NOT be distributed by any individual or organization other than C WARE CORPORATION. 1.2. Support Policy The nature of this product and the pricing makes it necessary for us to NOT provide telephone support for users excepting as noted in the pricing schedule below. We will have to refuse to answer questions unless you have registered the product AND paid for phone support. Every attempt will be made to address questions left on our support BBS in an appropriate and timely manner. However, this support will be on a when-time-is-available basis and C WARE CORPORATION is NOT responsible to provide support in any form for non-registered or registered users. Information will be posted on our support BBS when it becomes available as Legal Stuff Page 3 well as bug fixes or patches. Upgrades to PCC will be made when appropriate to improve, enhance or correct the product. 1.3. DISCLAIMER The author has taken due care in preparing this manual and the programs and data on the electronic media accompanying this book including research, development, and testing to ascertain their effectiveness. The author and the publisher make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind with regard to these programs nor the supplemental documentation in this book. In no event shall the author or C Ware Corporation be liable for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the furnishing, performance or use of any of these programs. 1.4. FOREIGN RESHIPMENT LIABILITY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT IS EXPRESSLY MADE SUBJECT TO ANY LAWS, REGULATIONS, ORDERS OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE EXPORT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OF SOFTWARE, OR OF INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH SOFTWARE, WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, YOU MAY NOT EXPORT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY SUCH SOFTWARE OR INFORMATION PERTAINING THERETO TO ANY COUNTRY FOR WHICH SUCH GOVERNMENT OR AGENCY THEREOF REQUIRES AN EXPORT LICENSE OR OTHER SUCH GOVERNMENT APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF EXPORT WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING SUCH LICENSE OR APPROVAL. 1.5. LIMITED WARRANTY PCC IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF PCC IS WITH YOU. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. C Ware does not warrant that operation of PCC will be uninterrupted or error free. 1.6. LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES If C Ware is unable to deliver a copy of PCC that is satisfactory, then you may obtain a full refund by returning all PCC materials and documantation within thirty days of delivery to you as evidenced by a copy of your receipt. Legal Stuff Page 4 This refund is the entire extent of C Ware's liability and your exclusive remedy. IN NO EVENT WILL C WARE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE PCC EVEN IF C WARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTAIL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 1.7. General This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may write to C Ware Corporation, PO Box 428, Paso Robles, CA 93447. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF PCC BEYOND THE THIRTY DAY TRIAL PERIOD, WITH OR WITHOUT REGISTRATION, ACKNOWLEDGES THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT IT IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US WHICH SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT, ORAL OR WRITTEN, ANY ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT. 1.8. TRADEMARKS MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. PC-DOS is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. Compaq is a registered trademark of Compaq Inc. Tandy 1000 is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation. 1.9. ORDERING INFORMATION A PCC registration licenses you to use the product on a regular basis. Users need register only one version of PCC, registration includes licensed use of all upgrades. Registered users can always get the most current version of the program at a nominal fee ($5.00 as of this writing) by calling or writing C WARE CORPORATION. The latest version will also be available on the following "official distribution BBSs": 1. PYSMATIC BBS, Sunnyvale, CA (408)-992-0372 If you purchased PCC through a distributor of public domain or user-supported software, you did NOT pay for the license. The fee ($5.00 max per disk) was to cover the costs of copying the disk(s), the media and handling overhead. You paid for the vendors service. Legal Stuff Page 5 Registration for PCC costs $30 and assumes you have already received a copy of the program from whatever source. We will also send you the next major upgrade of PCC when it is released OR if you ask, we will send you a certified copy of the current version of the program and you must download, purchase or send us $5.00 to get the next version. 1.10. Use by Educational Institutions Educational institutions wishing to use PCC for courses involving C MUST obtain a site license. State or city operated institutions shall pay $10.00 per student using the program. Private or commercial institutions shall pay $15.00 per student using the program. All reproduction of documentation and media shall be done by the licensed site institution. The additional utilities offered to registered users may be purchased at 66% off for state or city operated institutions and 50% off for private or commercial institutions. Students using the program via this method are NOT registered users and must register their copy as per the licensing agreement for an indivdual if they use the program after completion or termination of the course. 1.11. Corporate, Business, Government and Commercial Use Corporate, business, government or other commercial uses of PCC is PROHIBITED. We offer an excellent C Development Package for such commercial users. Please contact C WARE CORPORATION directly for information and pricing. The intent of PCC is to provide a low cost base for persons interested in learning C or using C primarily for programs for self used programs. If you find you wish to sell a program developed with PCC, you must do the following: 1. The program and documentaion must prominently indicate the code was compiled with PCC (c) 1988, 1989 C WARE CORPORATION. 2. Get written permission ( which is no big problem ) by sending us a copy of the program as it is to be sold or distributed. A letter granting permission will be sent promptly, if your package meets the requirements of paragraph 1 above. ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. Please use the order form in Appendix C when placing an order. Legal Stuff Page 6 You can also register/order your copy of PCC by phone, using your MasterCard or VISA. Phone (805)-239-4620, 9:00 - 4:00 p.m. PST or PDT only. Sorry, C.O.D. orders will NOT be accepted. ORDERS OUTSIDE THE US: Please use your Mastercard or VISA when ordering, or send checks drawn on US banks in US dollars. All checks must have US bank magnetic routing symbols. Please include an additional $5 to cover postage on orders to be sent outside of the US. Full-time students can apply a 10% discount on all prices. You MUST include your a photo-copy of your most recent registration slip and student ID card. PRICE SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION ( November 1988 ) 1. Individual Registration - $30.00 - Copy of program sent if requested - Utility package sent automatically *** Below items only available to registered users. *** 2. Editor - $10.00 3. Debugger - $15.00 4. MS DOS Linker compatability utility - $ 5.00 5. Special utilities package - $ 5.00 6. Five phone support calls (5-min). - $15.00 - Total 25 minutes of help time NOTES: 1. The above prices include CA sales tax. 2. Sorry, we do not have a printed manual available. 3. For fastest service please send Money Order or use Visa or MasterCharge. We must wait 10 days for personal checks to clear. 4. Please allow 30 days for delivery. Money order, Visa and MasterCharge should ship in two(2) working days but things do get hectic at times. Drop us a line if you haven't got your order in 15 days. 5. Please use the form in appendix F to order. Preface Page 7 2. Preface The PCC package would not exist but for the tireless work of L. B. Neal. He has called us, badgered us, sent us manuals and materials, jumped up and down about the virtues of Shareware, and in general demanded that we transform the DeSmet C package into PCC. The PCC package also owes everything to the incredible work of Mark DeSmet. At a time when most programmers couldn't spell 'C', Mark wrote a compiler, assembler, linker and library for not one operating system, but two. The fact that it is still the fastest C compiler in the current benchmarks further attests to Mark's skills. This manual describes the C Ware Personal C Compiler for the IBM- PC personal computer and the other MS-DOS based personal computers. It is based on the DeSmet C Development Package. If you are unfamiliar with the C language or UNIX, the book The C Programming Language (First edition -- the Second edition contains features and enhancements of ANSI C not found in PCC) by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie is available. If you plan on coding in assembly language, it is advisable to get a manual on the Intel 8086 microprocessor. Books such as Intel's ASM86 Language Reference Manual or The 8086 Family User's Guide are good choices. These manuals fully describe the architecture and the instruction set of the 8086/8088 family of microprocessors. An Introduction to PCC Page 8 3. An Introduction To PCC Now that we made it through all of the formalities lets take a look at what PCC contains. PCC is a fast powerful C compiler. It is fully compatable with code written for DeSmet Ver: 2.51. Code for earlier versions of DeSmet should work with minimal adjustment. This compiler is NOT full of bells and whistles it just makes fast tight compact programs. Some of the terms and conventions of PCC a bit different than what you may find in a text or book on the C language, so we will first do a quick run through the terms used in PCC12B.DOC. TEXT OR BOOK NAME PCC NAME COMMENT LINK PCCL Builds .EXE file filename.obj filename.o Basis for .EXE file filename.asm filename.a Assembly source file MASM or ASM PCCA 8088/8086 Assembler CC or CPP PCC Main Compiler (First Pass) CC1 PC2 Compiler Second Pass 3.1. Using Text, Book, Magazine or Download source code Many C compilers are around and so are an almost equal number of variations of interpretation of what C syntax should be. And then there are the extensions to support I/O, machine specific functions, etc. Source NOT written for PCC or DeSmet Ver: 2.51 will have to have minimally minor adjustments made to be accepted by the PCC compiler and to run properly. In fact finding, compiling and modifying source code is an excellent way to learn any language or compiler. Just be careful to not adopt bad habits from exposure to poorly written code, i.e. keep your eyes open. ***************************************************************** CAUTION: PCC will accept any valid code you supply to it, as will any compiler. The code may well be valid, but the result of the code may well be dangerous to the health and safety of your computer, monitor or contents of your Hard Drive or floppies ( and it WILL be at one time or another ). Guard and maintain uptodate copies of all files on your system. If your program or the compiler starts to act erratic: i.e. screen goes blank, funny An Introduction to PCC Page 9 video display, noises from hardware, or any strange unexpected actions., IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF THE POWER to the computer and investigate carefully after you have the system rebooted. ****************************************************************** THE REST IS UP TO YOU C is a powerful and useful language, we hope you find PCC a help to your learning and use of the C language. Your comments and suggestions on how to improve our product are welcome. Enjoy your adventure into the land of C and we hope your programs help you in your computing. 3.2. Getting Started First things first. Copy all of the files from the distribution disks onto a set of working floppy diskettes or hard disk. The package is not copy-protected so the MS-DOS copy command can be used to copy the files. The package is distributed on a single double-sided (360KB) diskette. The distribution diskette should never be used, it should be kept as the backup copy of PCC. Lets make sure the compiler files are intact. A source program called DUMP.C has been provided in this package. Place the files from PCC12B.DWC in a directory of your choice or on floppy disks per the later documentation. To compile DUMP.C enter >PCC DUMP This will compile DUMP.C into an object module DUMP.O. To link DUMP.O with the required library functions in PCCS.S enter >PCCL DUMP This will produce a file DUMP.EXE. To run DUMP.EXE enter >DUMP DUMP.C This will produce a hex and ascii dump of DUMP.C on your screen. If DUMP runs correctly, then the compiler should be in good working order. 3.3. PCC Files The package is distributed as an archive file -- PCC.DWC -- so that integrity checks may be run. PCC.DWC contains the following files: BUF128.A Source code for BUF128.EXE. BUGS!.EXE Arcade game (use 'BUGS! c' for color displays). CTYPE.H Include file for character typing macros. An Introduction to PCC Page 10 DUMP.C Source code for DUMP.EXE. EXEC.O The Exec() and Chain() functions. ISETUP.A Run-time startup source code. LATER.C Source code for a file modification date checking program. LIFE.C Source code for LIFE.EXE. MATH.H Include file for the Standard Math package. PC2.EXE The second pass of the C compiler. PCC.DOC This file PCC.EXE The first pass of the C compiler. PCC7.S The standard C function library with 8087 support. To use this library, rename it to PCCS.S. PCCA.EXE The assembler and third pass of the C compiler. PCCL.EXE The object file linker. PCCS.S The standard C function library with software floating-point support. RAM.COM RAM Disk driver for DOS 2.0 and later operating systems. PCIO.A Source code for the PC screen functions. SETJMP.H Include file for non-local jumps STDIO.H Include file for the Standard I/O package. 3.4. Basic System The minimum files you need from PCC.ARC are PCC.EXE, PC2.EXE, PCCA.EXE, and PCCS.S. The files STDIO.H and MATH.H contain useful declarations. If you are developing in a directory other than the one that contains the PCC files, be sure to set the PATH environment variable to include the PCC directory. 3.5. Setting Up DOS 2.xx, 3.xx, ... For systems utilizing DOS 2.x or later versions of the operating systems, make sure that the ASCII text file CONFIG.SYS exists on your boot disk. The file must contain the line: FILES=20 since PCC supports 20 open files Q stdin, stdout, stderr, and 17 other files. The default number of eight is insufficient for the PCCL program. If there is enough memory available, add the line: BUFFERS=20 to improve file performance in the operating system. 512 bytes are allocated for each buffer specified. An Introduction to PCC Page 11 3.6. RAM DISK If you have a system with more than 256 kilobytes of memory, then the Ram Disk driver RAM.COM can be used to create an extremely fast disk. To add a Ram Disk, copy the RAM.COM file from the distribution diskette to the system disk and add the line: DEVICE=RAM.COM n to the CONFIG.SYS file. The parameter, n, is a decimal number from 32 to 650 indicating the size of the Ram Disk. The value is specified in units of one kilobyte (1024). Re-boot the system to install the Ram Disk. The drive letter used for this 'disk drive' is dependent on the configuration of the system. DOS will install the Ram Disk at the first free device "slot". For an IBM PC with two floppies, this will probably be drive C:. For an XT, it will probably be drive D:. Sanyo 550/5 reserves the first four slots for its floppies, so the Ram Disk is drive E:. To find where DOS has installed the Ram Disk, use chkdsk x: where x takes on the values c, d, .... You will get either a disk error, or a return showing the size of the Ram Disk. Once you find it, the Ram Disk will always be the same until you add other device drivers before it in the CONFIG.SYS file. 3.7. Completion Codes The PCC, PCCA, and PCCL programs set the completion code to: zero if no warnings or errors occurred, one if warnings were issued, and two if errors occurred. Batch files can take advantage of these values to stop execution or otherwise handle these exceptional cases. The following batch file will stop on a PCC or PCCL error: PCC %1 if errorlevel 1 goto stop bind %1 if errorlevel 1 goto stop %1 :stop More complicated development situations can be handled with the program LATER which is supplied in source form in the file LATER.C. LATER takes a list of filenames as arguments. It sets the errorlevel to one if the last file does not exist or if the last file has an earlier modification date than any other file in the list. It can only be used on systems with a battery backup An Introduction to PCC Page 12 clock or where users are careful about setting the date and time when the system is brought up. Assume a program is composed of the files moda.c, modb.c, modc.c and the include file mod.h. The following .BAT file can be used to regenerate the program whenever a module changes: later moda.c mod.h moda.o if errorlevel 1 PCC moda if errorlevel 1 goto stop later modb.c mod.h modb.o if errorlevel 1 PCC modb if errorlevel 1 goto stop later modc.c mod.h modc.o if errorlevel 1 PCC modc if errorlevel 1 goto stop later moda.o modb.o modc.o mod.exe if errorlevel 1 bind moda modb modc -omod :stop This provides a service similar to the UNIX MAKE program. Only those files that need to be compiled will be compiled. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 13 4. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler 4.1. Introduction PCC is the C compiler for the 8088/8086 family of microprocessors. It accepts C source programs as input and produces object files. The model employed by the compiler efficiently utilizes the 8088/8086 architecture but limits a program to 64KB code and 64KB of data. Invocation PCC <filename> [options] <filename> is the name of the file containing the C source. If it does not include an extension, the extension '.C' is assumed. Options: The case of the option is not significant. Each option should be separated from other options by blanks. Options may be preceded with the dash (-) character. A - assembly output. This option indicates that the compiler should produce an assembly language source file instead of an object file. The name of the assembly language file will be the same as the name of the source file but will have the extension '.A'. D<name> - compiler drive specification. The compiler assumes that the files GEN.EXE and ASM88.EXE are in the default directory on the current drive. This option is used to inform the compiler that the files are on a different drive. For example, if the compiler is on drive 'M', then the option 'DM' is needed. Under MS-DOS 2.0 and later versions of the operating system, this option is rarely needed as the system PATH variable is also used to find the other passes of the compiler. I<name> - include path name. This option overrides the default drive/directory for files included with the #include control. The directory name must end with a trailing backslash (\) character (e.g. - ic:\src\include\). See section 4.4.1 for #include details. N<defname>=<defvalue> - specify #define name and value. Used to set debugging switches or constant values without editing the file. This option is equivalent to #define defname defvalue at the begining of the program. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 14 To set <defname> to one, enter n<defname>, which is equivalent to #define defname 1 Spaces are not allowed. O<filename> - output filename. The compiler will produce an object file with the specified name. If the name lacks an extension, the extension '.O' will be added. The default object name is the same as the source name with the extension of '.O'. T<drive> - specifies the drive that the compiler should use for its temporary files. If not specified, the compiler will build its temporary files on the default drive. If this drive is close to being full, the 'T' option should be used to change the drive for the temporaries. Also, if the RAM Disk has been installed, placing the temporary files there will drastically cut the amount of time needed to compile a program. 4.2. Examples PCC blip compiles the file named blip.c. The object file will be named blip.o. m:PCC b:blip.ccc tm dm runs the compiler from drive M on the file b:blip.ccc. Temporary files are also written on drive M. Note the use of the D option to indicate the location of the other passes of the compiler. The object file will also be named blip.o. PCC blip -ic:\inc\ -a -nNewVersion -nNYear=1985 compiles the file named blip.c. Include files are taken from the directory c:\inc\. An assembly language file is generated named blip.a. The 'N' options are equivalent to adding #define NewVersion 1 #define NYear 1985 to the start of blip.c PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 15 4.3. The C Language PCC compiles C programs that conform to the standard definition of the C language as described in the book The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. The following documentation describes the implementation. 4.3.1. Preprocessor directives #define defines a macro with or without parameters. #undef, #ifdef and #ifndef - tests the status of the #defined macros #include includes other files into the program. #include's can be nested to a maximum depth of 3. #include "filename" will search the default directory for the file filename. #include <filename> will first search the default directory for filename. If the file was not found, the environment (see DOS 2.X/3.X SET command) is searched for the variable INCLUDE . If the variable is found, it is assumed to contain a set of directory prefixes separated by semi-colons. For example, if INCLUDE is set as follows C>set include=c:\;c:\usr\include\ then the line #include <world.h> would cause PCC to search for world.h c:\world.h c:\usr\include\world.h #if, #else, #endif - conditionally includes or excludes source statements. 4.3.2. Data Types char Unsigned byte with a range of 0 to 255. int short Signed Integer with a range of -32768 to 32767. unsigned Unsigned integer with a range of 0 to 65535. long Signed integer with a range of -2147483648 to 2147483647. float Four byte floating point value. A float number has about 7 digits of precision and has a range of about PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 16 1.E-36 to 1.E+36. The floating point formats are defined by the IEEE floating-point standard. double Eight byte floating point value. A double number has about 13 digits of precision and a range of about 1.E- 303 to 1.E+303. (pointer) pointers are two bytes, limiting total data space to 64KB. To take advantage of the 8088/8086 instruction set, expressions involving only char types are not coerced to int before evaluation. The sum of a char equal to 255 and a char equal to 1 is 0 rather than 256. Constants are considered to be int values so that constant plus char is a two byte integer operation. 4.4. Extensions The UNIX Version 7 extensions -- enumerated types, extended member name-space, and structure assignment are fully supported. Enumerated types provide a convenient method of declaring an ordered set of named constants. Values start with zero, and may be reassigned with a name = value expression. The same value may be assigned to several names. For example enum color {red, blue=4, green} ca, *cp; enum color cb; if(ca == red) cb = green; is equivalent to #define red 0 #define blue 4 #define green 5 int ca, *cp; int cb; if(ca == red) cb = green; Extended member name-space relaxes the K&R requirement that if a member name appeared in more than one structure or union, then it had to have the same data type and offset in every appearance. Now, the only restriction is that the member name must be unique within the structure or union. If a member name is used that is not in the referenced structure, the warning member not in structure is issued. As a loophole, a pointer to char may be used as an PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 17 anonymous pointer to any structure. struct {int i, j, k;} zip; struct {int j; char i;} zap, *zp; char *cp; zip.i = 1; /* OK */ zap.i = 1; /* OK */ zap.k = 1; /* WARNING */ zp->i = 1; /* OK */ zp->k = 1; /* WARNING */ cp->k = 1; /* OK, ANONYMOUS */ Structures can be assigned, used as parameters, or returned from a function. CAUTION: this may create problems with existing programs because previous versions of PCC converted the name of a structure in a parameter list to a pointer to that structure, while the current release pushes the entire structure. To highlight this potential problem, PCC will issue the following warning structure assignment when structures are passed by value, and the warning returns structure when a function returns a structure. These warnings will be removed in a future release. struct z {int i, j;} zip, zap, zxax(); main(){ zip = zap; /* structure assignment */ zap = zmax(zip, zap); } struct z zmax(a,b) /* func returns struct */ struct z a, b; { if(a.i > b.i) return a; return b; } Variable names are significant to 31 characters instead of 8. A #asm directive has been included to allow in-line assembly language code for time critical applications. All lines following a line starting with #asm are passed through to the assembler. The next line beginning with the "#' character, ends the in-line assembly code. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 18 For example: _move(count, src, tar) int count; char *src, *tar; { #asm MOV CX,[BP+4] ;count MOV SI,[BP+6] ;src MOV DI,[BP+8] ;dst MOV AX,DS MOV ES,AX CLD REP MOVSB # } 4.4.1. Forward References PCC is effectively a one pass compiler so forward references will not work. The following program: main() { i=99; } extern int i; will produce a warning that 'i' is undefined and is assumed to be a local variable named 'i'. The global variable 'i' will not be changed. Structure tags must be defined before being referenced. The only exception is pointers, so that legal structure declarations include structures of the form: struct a { struct b *x; } struct b { struct a *y; } 4.4.2. Externs The rules for 'extern' declarations are: 1. Statements that are global to the source file, like 'int blip;' may be in several different files that are linked together. The BINDer will allocate 2 bytes for the global integer variable blip. This is an extension to the standard rule that restrict global declarations to a single file and require all the other declarations to be extern. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 19 2. A declaration that includes the keyword 'extern' may not include initializers and does not allocate any memory. Thus a variable so declared must be declared somewhere else without the 'extern' keyword in order to reserve memory for the variable. For example, if a file contains the declaration extern int blip then some other file must contain the declaration int blip to actually allocate storage. If this is not done, the binder will complain about a reference to the unresolved symbol blip. It is permissible to have both an 'extern' and non-'extern' declaration in a single file. For example, extern int blip; int blip; is valid. To create include files containing data declarations -- if the variable is not initialized (which means it will be initialized with zeros) either include the declaration: int blip; in every file or include the declaration: extern int blip; in every file and add the declaration: int blip; to one of the files to actually allocate the storage. If the variable needs initialization, the second approach must be used. Include the declaration: extern int blip; in the include file. Initialize the value in only one file: int blip = 1985; These rules are about the same as Version 7 UNIX. Extern rules are an area of C that are currently controversial. System V UNIX tried to tighten up the rules but enough people complained that 5.2 is back to normal. PCC -- The Personal C Compiler Page 20 4.4.3. Macros Macro arguments are not replaced within a quoted string. For example, in The C Puzzle Book by Alan Feuer the macros in <defs.h> use the following construct to customize printf() calls. #define PR(fmt,v)printf("value=%fmt%t",v); This does not work with the PCC compiler. Instead add the following defines to <defs.h>: #define D "value = %d%t" #define F "value = %f%t" #define C "value = %c%t" #define G "value = %g%t" and change the PR define to #define PR(fmt,v)printf(fmt,(v)); Statements of the type PRINT1(d,x); must be changed to PRINT1(D,x); in the programs. Lower case D, F, C, and G's would allow the programs to remain unchanged but variables c and g are used in structure one and variable g is used in structures two and three. 4.4.4. Strings Literal character strings delimited by quotes ('\"') cannot contain the NUL character ('\0'). The compiler terminates the string at the NUL character, even though it checks that the string has a terminating quote character. If you want NUL characters in the string for initialization purposes, use an array assignment. char init1[]="abcdef@xyz@012", *ip=init1; while(ip = index(ip, '@')) *ip = '\0'; The PCCA 8088 Assembler Page 21 5. The PCCA 8088 Assembler 5.1. Introduction PCCA is the 8088/8086 assembler. It reads assembly language source files and produces linkable object files. 5.2. Invocation PCCA <filename> [ options ] <filename> is the name of the assembly language source file. If it does not include an extension Q the extension '.A' is assumed. Options: The case of the option is not significant. Each option should be separated from other options by blanks. Options may be preceded with the dash (-) character. L[ <filename> ] -- The assembler will produce a listing from the assembly language input. This listing includes the hex-values generated by the assembler as well as line numbers and pagination. If no name is specified, then the name of the source file with the extension '.L' is used. If the specified file does not have an extension, '.L' will be used. Otherwise the listing is written to the specified file. To generate a listing on the printer, use '-LPRN:'. O<filename> The assembler will produce an object file with the specified name. If the name lacks an extension, then the extension '.O' will be appended to the name. The default object file name is the name of the source file with the extension changed to '.O'. T<drive> The 'T' option specifies the drive where the assembler temporary files will be created. If a RAM Disk is available, redirecting temporary files to that drive will greatly speed development. The assembler normally creates its temporary files on the default drive/directory. Pnn Specifies page length, in lines. The default is 66. Wnn Specifies page width, in characters, for the list file. The value nn must be a number from 60 to 132. The default is 80. 5.3. Example pcca blip assembles the file named blip.a and produces an object file named blip.o. The PCCA 8088 Assembler Page 22 M:pcca blip.asm -Ob:blip Lblip.lst runs the assembler from drive M: on the file named blip.asm. The output is an object file named blip.o on drive B: and a listing file named blip.lst on the default drive. pcca blip.a TM -oa:blip.o -lb:blip.lst assembles the file named blip.a. Temporary files are created on drive M:. The output of the assembler is placed on drive A: in the file blip.o. A listing file is generated and written to drive B: in the file blip.lst The PCCL Object File Linker Page 23 6. The PCCL Object File Linker 6.1. Introduction PCCL is the program that links together object and library modules and forms an executable program. For very long command lines, see the -f option. 6.2. Invocation PCCL <filename> <filename> ... [options] <filename> A sequence of filenames separated by blanks. The filenames should be the names of object (.O) or library (.S) files. If a filename does not have an extension, '.O' is assumed. PCCL automatically looks for the supplied library PCCS.S so its name should not be included in the list of filenames. Options: All options may be in upper or lower case. Options must be separated by blanks and preceded by a hyphen to differentiate them from <filename>s. Note that this is different from other commands where the hyphen is optional. -A The assembler option keeps PCCL from generating the C initialization code. Instead, execution begins at the beginning of the code rather than starting at the main_ public label. ARGC and ARGV are not calculated and the stack is not set up. Uninitialized variables are not filled with zero. Library functions such as creat() and open() cannot be used as they depend on the zero initialization. The 'A' and 'S' options are useful for a few cases but caution should be exercised in their use. -F<filename> identifies a file containing <filename>s and options to be used by PCCL. This is used for very long lists of filenames and options. -L<name> specifies the drive/directory containing the PCCS.S standard library. If this option is not specified, the PCCS.S file must be on the default drive. With MS-DOS 2.0 and later versions of the operating system, the PATH system parameter is used to locate the library. -Mn Indicates that the object files following this control should be collected in the memory-based overlay indicated by the value n ( 1 to 39 ). See the description on overlays below for details on the overlay mechanism. -O<filename> changes the name of the output file to <filename>.EXE. If this option is not specified, the The PCCL Object File Linker Page 24 name of the first object file in the list with the .EXE extension will be used. -P[<filename>] Generates a sorted list of publics and offsets. C procedures and data declared outside of procedures are automatically public (or extern) unless explicitly declared static. Publics with names starting with an underline '_' are not listed unless the -_ option is also specified. The optional name is the destination for the publics list. If omitted, the publics and offsets are listed on the console. The size of overlays, if any, will also be displayed. -Shhhh specifies the stack size. hhhh is in hex. Normally, PCCL will set the stack size as large as possible. The '-S' option can be used to limit this size for use with exec(). -Vn This option is used to create disk-based overlays. All object files following this option, until the end of the list or another overlay option, are collected into the overlay indicated by the value n (1 to 39). See the overlay section below for details. -_ (underscore) PCCL normally suppresses names that start with an underscore (usually internal names) from the publics list. The underscore option restores these publics to the listing. This option is useful when you need to see all the modules bound to your program. 6.3. Examples pccl blip links the file blip.o with PCCS.S and produces the executable file blip.exe. pccl proga progb progc lib.s -p links the files proga.o, progb.o, and progc.o with the user library lib.s and the standard I/O library, PCCS.S, into the application file proga.exe. The map is printed on the screen. pccl proga progb -V1 progc -V2 progd -Pmap -_ -Omyprog links the files proga.o, progb.o with PCCS.S and creates the executable file myprog.exe and the overlay file myprog.ov which contains two overlays consisting of the object files progc.o and prod.o. The publics map is sent to the file named map and will also list the internal names that begin with the underline ('_') character. The PCCL Object File Linker Page 25 6.4. Space Considerations A program is restricted to a maximum of 64KB of code and 64KB of data plus the stack. PCCL calculates the size of code and data and will report the size of each segment (in hex) when the -P option is specified. PCCL cannot calculate the actual stack requirements. If the 'stack' and 'locals' size reported by PCCL seems small, the actual stack requirements should be calculated by hand to make sure there is enough space. The actual require- ments are the worst case of four bytes per call plus the size of locals (including parameters) for all active procedures plus about 500 bytes for the Operating System calls. In practice, 2KB plus the size of the local arrays simultaneously active should be sufficient. If PCCL reports that the code limit is exceeded, look in the publics map for the scanf() and printf() routines. These are relatively large routines (around 2KB each) and also link in the floating-point routines. Eliminating the use of these routines can result in a large savings. If scanf() and/or printf() are necessary but no floating-point values will be used, try using the PCC7.S instead of the standard PCCS.S library (Rename the PCCS.S library to something else and rename the PCC7.S library to PCCS.S). This will assume the availability of the 8087 math chip and will not bring in the software floating-point routines. 6.5. Overlays Another way to solve the space problem is the use of overlays. The overlay system provided by this package is very simple. An application is divided into a root portion that is always resident and two or more overlays. Only one overlay is resident (executable) at any given time. There are two types of overlays, disk-based overlays and memory- based overlays. The difference between the two types is the location of the overlays. Disk-based overlays, created with the -V option, are stored in a separate file. Memory-based overlays, created with the -M option, are loaded into memory along with the root code. Memory-based overlays should only be used when there is sufficient memory for the root and all of the overlays. The advantage of memory-based overlays over disk-based overlays is in the amount of time needed to make an overlay resident, memory- based overlays being much faster to load. The application program is responsible for initializing the overlay subsystem and ensuring that the correct overlay is resident before calling any of the functions in the overlay. For disk-based overlays, the routine overlay_init() must be called from the root with the name of the overlay file to initialize the overlay system. Overlays are loaded by calling the routine overlay(n) where n is the number of the overlay to be made resident. The PCCL Object File Linker Page 26 For memory-based overlays instead of disk-based overlays, do not call the overlay_init() routine and call the routine moverlay() in place of the routine overlay(). In the following example the root is composed of the file X.C. The first overlay is the file Y.C and the second overlay is in the file Z.C. File X.C: main() { overlay_init("X.OV"); /* initialize */ puts("this is the root program\n"); overlay(1); /* make 1st overlay resident */ zip(); /* call into 1st overlay */ overlay(2); /* make the second resident */ zap(); /* call into second overlay */ puts("bye\n"); } File Y.C: zip() { puts(" this is ZIP "); } File Z.C: zap() { puts(" this is ZAP "); } The files are compiled in the usual fashion: PCC x PCC y PCC z Ordinarily, the files would be linked together using the command: pccl x y z Instead, to create the two overlays, the command: pccl x -V1 y -V2 z is used. The -V option is followed by the overlay number. This number starts at 1 and runs in ascending order up to 39. All files following the -V or the -M option are included in the overlay. All library modules (from .S files) are included in the root. The result from the execution of the PCCL program with the -V option is the executable root (.EXE) file and the overlay (.OV) file which contains the overlays. The result with the -M option is an .EXE file containing both the root and the overlays. The PCCL Object File Linker Page 27 The -P option of PCCL will also display the size of each overlay as well as the overlay for each symbol. 6.6. Libraries Libraries are just concatenated .O files. The .S extension tells PCCL to only include modules that are referenced. If all of the routines in a library are required, rename the .S file to a .O file to force all of the modules in the library to be included. PCCL includes the entire .O module from a library if any of its public names have been selected by other object modules processed by PCCL. Thus, if a .O file contains several functions, all of them will be bound into a program if any of them are called. PCCL searches a library once. Thus if you have two modules, A and B, and A calls B , the B must follow A in the library. LIB88 attempts to order the library so that these inter-library references are ordered so that PCCL will find them. One way around any circular dependencies (e.g., B also calls A ) is to include the library twice on the command line. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 28 7. The PCCS.S Standard Library 7.1. Introduction This section describes the standard library, PCCS.S, for the PCC C compiler and PCCA assembler. This library includes routines similar to routines available in UNIX with some inevitable differences due to the MS-DOS Operating System. All of the routines are in the PCCS.S library file provided on the distribution disk. This file must be on the default drive/directory, in a directory listed in the PATH system parameter, or on the drive/directory referred to by the '-L' option for PCCL to execute correctly. There is a PCC7.S library that has the same functions as the PCCS.S libarary but assumes the availability of the 8087 math chip to perform the floating-point operations. To use the 8087, rename PCC7.S to PCCS.S. 7.2. Names Public names starting with the underline character ('_') are reserved for PCC internal routines and should be avoided. Names of this form are also employed for user callable routines such as _move() whose names might conflict with user names. PCC automatically appends the underline character ('_') to the end of public names to avoid conflicts with assembly language reserved words. PCCA does not do this so the underline must be manually appended to publics used to link with code generated by PCC. For example, the C puts() routine should be referred to as puts_ from assembler. PCCL ignores the case of publics, unlike UNIX, so puts_ matches the name PutS_. 7.3. Program Initialization PCCL inserts a jmp _csetup as the first executable instruction in the program. _CSETUP performs the following initialization functions: 1. sets the data/stack segment size to the lower of: available memory, 64K, or the size of the static data area plus the PCCL -S option, 2. Formats argc and argv[] from the Program Segment Prefix, 3. Zeros the Uninitialized Data Area, and 4. Calls main(argc, argv) Assembly language main programs that require normal initialization should contain the following PUBLIC MAIN_ MAIN_: The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 29 The initialization code will set the SS, DS and SP registers so that there is the largest possible stack unless the PCCL '-S' option is used to restrict the stack size. The stack grows towards the unitialized data area. The figure below shows the memory layout after the initialization code has run: +-------------------+ | Stack | +-------------------+<- SP,BP | | / Heap / +-------------------+<- _memory() | Un-Init Data | +-------------------+ | Init Data | +-------------------+<- DS,SS | Code | +-------------------+<- CS | PSP | +-------------------+ Fig. 7-1: Initial Memory Layout The memory between the end of the uninitialized area and the stack is not normally used by PCC or the program (unless the program needs an inordinate amount of stack). This area is considered to be free memory. This memory area can be accessed directly by using the _memory() and _showsp() routines to calculate its extent. Another way to access this memory is to use the malloc() routine. Do not use both methods. Remember to leave enough space for the stack to grow. The -A option of PCCL inhibits the call to _csetup. Execution commences with the first instruction of the first filename specified to PCCL. On entry, the registers have the following values: CS Address of Code Segment. Execution starts at CS:0. SS Address of Data Segment. ES,DS Address of Program Segment Prefix SP Stack size set by PCCL The source code for _csetup is in the file ISETUP.A. 7.4. Calling Conventions Arguments to a function are pushed on the stack, rightmost argument first. It is the responsibility of the calling function to clean up the stack. For example int i; zip(i, 6); The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 30 would generate the following code mov ax,6 push ax push word i_ public zip_ call zip_ add sp,4 The word modifier is required because PCC allocates two bytes for ints. The add sp,4 removes the two words that were pushed as parameters to zip_. Note the PCC appended '_' on names. If there had been no local variables defined in the function, the clean-up code would have been mov sp,bp which is faster. Data is pushed on the stack as follows: char pushed as a word, with high-order byte set to zero mov AL,data_ mov AH,0 push AX int pushed as a word unsigned push WORD data_ long pushed with least-significant word pushed last push WORD data_[2] push WORD data_[0] float Changed to double and pushed with least-significant word pushed last mov si,offset data_ PUBLIC _FLOADE ; load float call _FLOADE PUBLIC _FPUSH ; push double call _FPUSH double pushed with least-significant word pushed last push WORD data_[6] push WORD data_[4] push WORD data_[2] push WORD data_[0] The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 31 struct push (sizeof(struct) + 1) >> 1 words, with least- significant word pushed last. mov cx,nn ; size in words sub sp,cx ; make room on stack mov di,sp ; target mov si,offset data_ ; source mov ax,ds ; setup mov es,ax ; es cld ; set direction up rep movsw ; copy to stack 7.5. LIBRARY CONVENTIONS Called functions are responsible for preserving CS, DS, SS, SP, and BP across the function call. All other registers need not be maintained. The usual preamble for a called function is PUBLIC fname_ fname_: push bp ; save old frame pointer mov bp,sp ; establish local frame For functions that don't return structures, parameters begin in the local frame at [bp+4], and continue upward based on the size of each parameter. Thus for the fragment blip(x, y, z) int x; long y; double z; the parameters would be referenced in Assembler as mov cx,WORD [bp+4] ; x_ mov ax,WORD [bp+6] ; lsw of y_ mov dx,WORD [bp+8] ; msw of y_ lea si,[bp+10] ; addr of z_ For functions that do return structures, [bp+4] contains a pointer to where the structure should be returned. So if the above fragment was struct foo blip(x, y, z) the parameters would be mov cx,WORD [bp+06] ; x_ mov ax,WORD [bp+08] ; lsw of y_ mov dx,WORD [bp+10] ; msw of y_ lea si,[bp+12] ; addr of z_ The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 32 Local variables are allocated below the current frame pointer, regardless of what the function returns, so that the fragment { int aa[2]; long b; would be referenced as sub sp,8 ; allocate space for locals mov ax,[bp-4] ; aa_[1] mov dx,[bp-8] ; msw b_ The standard exit sequence is mov sp,bp ; reclaim any local space pop bp ; old frame pointer ret ; caller will clean up stack Values are returned from functions as followings: char returned in AX. char values are returned in AL with AH int set to zero unsigned long returned in DX:AX. (AX contains lsw) double returned on floating point stack (s/w or 8087). float struct returned to address in [bp+4] 7.6. Disk Input/Output Routines In this implementation of C I/O, procedures like getc() are functions rather than macros and a file identifier FILE is simply an integer containing the file number rather than a pointer to a structure. This change means that read() and getc() calls may be intermingled and there is little difference between open() and fopen() on a file. In UNIX there is a distinction between file and stream I/O. Crudely stated, the functions that have 'f' as their first letter (fopen(), fread() etc.) deal with streams, and other primitives (open(), read() etc.) access files. These two forms of I/O are compatible -- fopen() may be used to open a file a file and then read() used to read it -- but it is best to use either the stream or file primitives only for a particular file for portability. The FILE type is defined in the stdio.h include file and is simply an int type. This int contains the file number, the same number returned by open() and creat(). To use the stream routines with a file opened with the open(), merely pass the file number. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 33 The stream style of I/O primitives are: fopen() to open a file, fread(), fgets() or fgetc() [getc()] to read, fwrite(), fputs() or fputc() [putc()] to write, fseek() to seek, fflush() to write out internal buffers, and fclose() to close. The file type I/O primitives are: open(), creat(), read(), write(), lseek(), and close(). The maximum number of files that can be open at one time is either 20, or the number specified in CONFIG.SYS, whichever is less. See section 2.3 for details about CONFIG.SYS. New files are creat()'d and old files are open()'d. A closed file may be rename()'d or unlink()'d (deleted). Three predefined file numbers may be used to read from or write to the console. To use them, include the following defines in the program: #define stdin 0 #define stdout 1 #define stderr 2 7.7. Math Routines If any of the transcendental or sqrt() functions are used, include the file math.h or the equivalent declarations to specify them as returning double's. math.h includes the statement extern int errno; errno is set to a non-zero value: on floating point stack errors, if an argument to a math routine is out of range, or if the result of a math routine would under/overflow. Error codes and names (defined in math.h) are: 30 ESTK F/P stack overflow. The most probable cause is calling a function that returns a double without declaring it as such to the compiler. After eight calls, the f/p stack will be full. 33 EDOM invalid argument, i.e., sqrt(-1.0). 34 ERANGE invalid arg size, i.e., asin(2.0). The function rerrno() is called by the floating point routines whenever an error is detected. rerrno() prints out an appropriate error message and calls exit(). In order to bypass this effect, install the following function in your program rerrno() {;} /* null function to suppress printing */ The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 34 7.8. IBM-PC Screen and Keyboard Interface A number of functions have been written to simplify the interface between C programs and the IBM-PC and its clones. These routines are not in the standard PCCS.S library but are distributed in source form in the file PCIO.A. To use these routines, they must be assembled and bound in. For example: A>asm88 b:pcio A>bind b:blip b:pcio See the comments in the IBM Technical Reference Manual for details on the BIOS interface used by PCIO. 7.9. Standard Library Functions 7.9.1. abs() unsigned uval; int y; uval = abs(y); abs returns |y| (absolute value). 7.9.2. atoi() char *cp; int ival; ival = atoi(cp); atoi converts the char array at cp to its corresponding int value. The first unrecognized character terminates the conversion. WS is either a tab or a space. A digit is an ASCII character '0' through '9'. [] delimit sequences that can occur zero or one time. {} delimit sequences that can occur zero or many times. Valid character Sequences {WS} [-] {DIGIT} SEE ALSO:scanf() The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 35 NOTES: To guard against int overflow, or large unsigned values being stored as negative integers, use atol and check that the high-order word is the same as the high-order bit of the low- order word. atoi(str) char *str; { long val, atol(); int sign, extn; extn = (val = atol(str)) >> 16; sign = val & 0x8000; if((!sign && extn != 0) || (sign && extn != -1)) overflowErr(); return val; } 7.9.3. atof() char *cp; double dval; dval = atof(cp); atof converts the char array at cp to its corresponding double value. The first unrecognized character terminates the conversion. WS is either a tab or a space. A digit is an ASCII character '0' through '9'. E is either an ASCII 'E' or 'e'. [] delimit sequences that can occur zero or one time. {} delimit sequences that can occur zero or many times. Valid character Sequences {WS} [-] {digit} ['.'] [{digit} [E [-] {digit}]] SEE ALSO:scanf() 7.9.4. atol() char *cp; long lval, atol(); lval = atol(cp); atol converts the char array at cp to its corresponding long value. The first unrecognized character terminates the conversion. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 36 WS is either a tab or a space. A digit is an ASCII character '0' through '9'. [] delimit sequences that can occur zero or one time. {} delimit sequences that can occur zero or many times. Valid character Sequences {WS} [-] {DIGIT} SEE ALSO:scanf() } 7.9.5. ceil() #include <math.h> double dval, x; dval = ceil(x); ceil returns the smallest integer value not less than x. 7.9.6. chain() char *filename, *commandTail; chain(filename, commandTail) chain will load and execute an arbitrary program Q filename is the complete pathname of the program (including the .EXE or .COM suffix). commandTail contains the arguments to the program. chain functions like exec except that control is not returned to the calling program. chain is in the file EXEC.O, in the distribution. It should be bound in first to save memory since it loads the called program immediately behind itself. For example: A>PCCL EXEC BLIP -OBLIP NOTE: To invoke a Batch file, or a DOS built-in command, use COMMAND.COM with the '/c' switch as follows. chain("\\command.com", "/cxxx"); Where xxx is one of the DOS built-in commands ( 'dir', 'copy', Remember that two backslashes are required to insert a single backslash in a string. Invoking COMMAND.COM with no parameters will start another DOS shell. To return type exit The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 37 7.9.7. close() int handle, stat; stat = close(handle); close writes any buffered data for the file fp to that file, and closes the file. Returns -1 if fp is not open, or if an error occurred writing the buffered data to that file. 7.9.8. creat() int handle; char *name; handle = creat(name) creat creates the file name and return an int that is used to reference it in future file operations, or -1 if the file can't be opened. If the file name already exists, it is deleted before it is opened. NOTES: creat opens a file in update mode so that after a file is written, a program can seek to the begining of the file and read it without closing the file and reopening it. Any of the functions can open the console ("CON") or printer ("PRN"). 7.9.9. dates() char *buf; dates(buf); dates formats the string buf with the current date as "mm/dd/yy". 7.9.10. doint() char inum; extern unsigned _rax, _rbx, _rcx, _rdx, _rsi, _rdi, _res, _rds; extern char _carryf, _zerof; _doint(inum); _rax - _rds contain the values of the corresponding 8088 internal registers that are loaded and saved by _doint . _carryf is the carry flag; _zerof is the zero flag The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 38 _doint will cause a software interrupt and may be used to call whatever routines are available in the particular machine. If _rds is set to -1, the current value of the DS register is used. NOTE: The following example, on an IBM-PC, would use interrupt 10H to print the string. extern unsigned _rax, _rbx, _rds; extern char _carryf; char str[] = "Hello There!!"; int i; for (i = 0; i < sizeof(str); i++) { _rax = (14 << 8) + str[i]; _rbx = 0; _rds = -1; _doint(0x10); } 7.9.11. exec() char *filename, *commandTail, Code; Code = exec(filename, commandTail) exec will load and execute an arbitrary program. Filename is the complete pathname of the program (including the .EXE or .COM suffix). commandTail contains the arguments to the program. exec will return the completion code from the program or -1 if an error occurred loading the program. exec is in the EXEC.O file provided in the distribution. NOTE: Completion codes are set for programs running under MS-DOS 2.0 or later versions of the operating system. If a program exits with exit(n); the system ERRORLEVEL will be set to n. A program that returns from the main function other than by exit()sets ERRORLEVEL to zero. ERRORLEVEL can be tested with the DOS batch file IF command. See the section under 'BATCH' in the IBM 2.xx DOS manual for details on the IF command. To invoke a Batch file, or a DOS built-in command, use COMMAND.COM with the '/c' switch as follows. exec("\\command.com", "/cxxx"); Where xxx is one of the DOS built-in commands ( 'dir', 'copy', Remember that two backslashes are required to insert a single backslash in a string. Invoking COMMAND.COM with no parameters will start another DOS shell. To return type exit The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 39 PCC normally allocates a stack as large as possible. This is not desirable when using exec , as little memory may be left for the second program. The -Shhhh option of the PCCL program should be used to reduce the size of the stack and consequently the size of the program. Remember that the hhhh value of the option is in hex and that it must be large enough for all parameters and locals active at one time. An extra 0x100 (256) bytes should also be added for any system calls. 7.9.12. exit() char Code; exit(Code) exit terminates the program with completion code Code. A main() procedure can also exit with a completion code of zero by returning or by "falling" through the end of the procedure. NOTE: Completion codes are set for programs running under MS-DOS 2.0 or later versions of the operating system. If a program exits with exit(n); the system ERRORLEVEL will be set to n. A program that returns from the main function other than by exit()sets ERRORLEVEL to zero. ERRORLEVEL can be tested with the DOS batch file IF command. See the section under 'BATCH' in the IBM 2.xx DOS manual for details on the IF command. 7.9.13. exp() #include <math.h> double x, dval, exp(), exp10(); dval = exp(x); dval = exp10(x); exp returns the exponential function of x; exp10 returns the base 10 exponent. NOTE: exp returns a very large value when the result would overflow; errno is set to ERANGE. ERANGE is defined in math.h. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 40 7.9.14. fabs() #include <math.h> double dval, x; dval = fabs(x); fabs returns |x| (absolute value). 7.9.15. fclose() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; int stat; stat = fclose(fp); fclose writes any buffered data for the file fp to that file, and closes the file. Returns -1 if fp is not open, or if an error occurred writing the buffered data to that file. 7.9.16. fgetc() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; int data; data = fgetc(fp) fgetc returns the next character from the file fp, or -1 if an error, or end of file was sensed. SEE ALSO: scanf(), fread() 7.9.17. fgets() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char *cp, buf[], *fgets(); int len; cp = fgets(buf, len, fp); fgets reads the next line, but not more than len - 1 characters from the file fp into buf. The last character read into buf is followed by a zero. fgets returns buf, or 0 on end of file or an error. SEE ALSO: fscanf(), fread() NOTE: fgets returns the CR character. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 41 7.9.18. floor() #include <math.h> double dval, x; dval = floor(x); floor returns the largest integer value not greater than x. 7.9.19. fopen() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char *name, *method; fp = fopen(name, method) fopen opens the file name and returns an FILE pointer that identifies the file in future file operations. Returns NULL if the file can't be opened. method is a char string having one of the following values: "r" = open for reading,"w" = open for writing, "a" = open for append -- open for writing at end of file, or create for writing. NOTES: fopen for read access is the same as open for update; write access is the same as creat for the file; append causes a seek to the end of an existing file, or the creation of a new file as required. Any of the functions can open the console ("CON") or printer ("PRN"). 7.9.20. fputc() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char ch; int data; data = fputc(ch, fp); fputc writes ch to the file fp. fp must have been opened prior to the call. The functions return ch, or -1 on error. SEE ALSO: printf(), fwrite() The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 42 7.9.21. fputs() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char buf[]; int err; err = fputs(buf, fp); fputs copies the null terminated string buf to the file fp. fputs returns a -1 on error. SEE ALSO: fprintf() NOTE: On output, linefeed ('\n') is converted to carriage return - linefeed ('\r\n'). 7.9.22. frand() double dval; dval = frand(); frand returns the next pseudo-random number in the range from 0.0 to 1.0. 7.9.23. fscanf() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char fcs[]; int num; num = fscanf(fp, fcs [, ptr ] ... ); fscanf reads from the file fp. Returns the number of items successfully scanned or -1 on end of input or error. See scanf() for a how it works. 7.9.24. getc() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; int data; data = getc(fp) getc return the next character from the file fp, or -1 if an error, or end of file was sensed. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 43 NOTE: getc is a function rather than the usual macro. getchar() will hangup reading redirected input under DOS 2.X and higher. Use getc(stdin) if the input could be redirected. SEE ALSO: scanf(), fread() 7.9.25. getchar() int data; data = getchar(); getchar returns the next character from stdin, or -1 if an error, end of file, or a CTRL-Z was found. NOTE: getchar is a function rather than the usual macro. getchar() will hangup reading redirected input under DOS 2.X and higher. Use getc(stdin) if the input could be redirected. SEE ALSO: scanf(), fread() 7.9.26. gets() char *cp, buf[], *gets(); int len, size; cp = gets(buf); len = _gets(buf, size); gets obtains a line-edited string from the console (stdin) into buf. During input, <ESC> means backup and start over, <BACKSPACE> means delete the previous character and <RETURN> means end of string. <RETURN> is replaced in buf by a zero. gets returns its argument, or 0 on end of file or an error. _gets obtains not more than size - 1 characters from the console into buf. Editing proceeds as with gets. _gets returns the number of characters obtained, or 0 on end of file or an error. SEE ALSO: fscanf(), fread() NOTE: gets and _gets don't return the CR character The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 44 7.9.27. getw() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; int data; data = getw(fp) getw returns the next int from the file fp, or -1 if an error, or end of file was sensed. SEE ALSO: scanf(), fread() 7.9.28. in() char ch; unsigned port, wd; ch = _inb(port); wd = _inw(port); _inb and _inw read the byte ch and word wd, respectively, from the indicated port. 7.9.29. index() char *cp, *src, ch; cp = index(src, ch); index works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. index returns a pointer to the first occurance of ch in src, or 0 if ch doesn't occur. 7.9.30. log() #include <math.h> double x, dval, log(), log10(); dval = log(x); dval = log10(x); log returns the natural logarithm of x; log10 returns the base 10 logarithm. NOTE: log and log10 return zero when x is zero or negative; errno is set to EDOM. EDOM is defined in math.h. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 45 7.9.31. lmove() char *sp, *tp; unsigned num, sseg, tseg; _lmove(number, sp, sseg, tp, tseg); _lmove moves num bytes from the 8088 physical address at sseg:sp to tseg:tp . For example, to move the color display frame buffer at address 0xB800:0 to a local buffer ( _showds provides the C program data segment Q DS) _lmove(4000, 0, 0xB800, buffer, _showds()); NOTE: _lmove takes advantage of the 8088 instructions for a fast data move. It handles overlapping moves correctly so that _lmove(3920, 0, 0xB800, 80, 0xB800); will move 0xB800:3919 to 0xB800:3999, 0xB800:3918 to 0xB800:3998 etc. rather than propagating 0xB800:0. 7.9.32. longjmp() #include <setjmp.h> int val; jmp_buf env; longjmp(env, val); jmp_buf is defined in <setjmp.h> . It creates an environment used by setjmp for future use by longjmp . jmp_buf is defined as typedef char jmp_buf[6]; longjmp restores SP, BP, and return address from env and returns val. val cannot be zero. NOTE: env can be specified as zero, for compatibility with previous releases. There can be only one "zero" env active at any time. If the environment stored in env points into an overlay area, then the overlay that called setjmp must be resident when longjmp is called Q if another overlay is resident, then strange things will happen. It is best to call setjmp from the root. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 46 7.9.33. open() int handle; char *name, mode; handle = open(name, mode) open opens the file name and returns an int that identifies the file in future file operations. Returns -1 if the file can't be opened. mode is a char having one of the following values: 0 = open for reading, 1 = open for writing, 2 = open for update, and 3 = open for reading (CTRLZ indicates EOF). NOTES: Any of the functions can open the console ("CON") or printer ("PRN"). 7.9.34. os() char inum, ival; unsigned arg; ival = _os(inum, arg); _doint(inum); dates(buf); times(buf); _os provides an elementary interrupt interface. Under DOS, inum goes into AH and arg into DX, and an int 21H, is executed. The value in AL is returned. 7.9.35. out() char ch; unsigned port, wd; _outb(ch, port); _outw(wd, port); _outb and _outw write the byte ch and word wd, respectively, of data out to the indicated port. 7.9.36. peek() char ch, *sp; unsigned sseg; ch = _peek(sp, sseg); _peek is used to retrieve a byte ch from the 8088 physical address at sseg:sp . The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 47 7.9.37. poke() char ch, *tp; unsigned tseg; _poke(ch, tp, tseg); _poke is used to store the byte ch of data to the 8088 physical address at tseg:tp . 7.9.38. pow() #include <math.h> double x, y, dval, pow(); dval = pow(x, y); pow returns x ** y. NOTE: pow returns a very large value when the result would overflow; errno is set to ERANGE. pow returns zero and sets errno to EDOM when the second argument is negative and not integral, or when both arguments are zero. EDOM and ERANGE are defined in math.h. 7.9.39. putc() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char ch; int data; data = putc(ch, fp); putc writes ch to the file fp . fp must have been opened prior to the call. The functions return ch, or -1 on error. SEE ALSO: printf(), fwrite() 7.9.40. putchar() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char ch; int data; data = putchar(ch); putchar writes ch to stdout . Linefeed ('\n') is converted to carriage return - linefeed ('\r\n'). Output will stop if CTRL-S The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 48 is entered, and resume when any other key is pressed. Each output will check for a CTRL-C entry, and terminate the program if it was pressed. putchar returns ch , or -1 on error. SEE ALSO: printf(), fwrite() NOTE: putchar is a function rather than the usual macro. 7.9.41. puts() char buf[]; int err; err = puts(buf); puts copies the null terminated string buf to the console (stdout). puts returns a -1 on error. SEE ALSO: printf() NOTE: puts doesn't append a newline. On output, linefeed ('\n') is converted to carriage return - linefeed ('\r\n'). Output will stop if CTRL-S is entered, and resume when any other key is pressed. Each output will check for a CTRL-C entry, and terminate the program if it was pressed. 7.9.42. putw() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; int data, w; data = putw(w, fp); putw writes the int w to the file fp . fp must have been opened prior to the call. putw returns w, or -1 on error. SEE ALSO: printf(), fwrite() There is no way to distinguish the return from putw(-1, fp) from an error. 7.9.43. qsort() char array[]; int num, width, (*compare)(); qsort(array, num, width, compare); qsort is an implementation of C. A. R. Hoare's quicker-sort algorithm. It sorts an array of num elements, each width bytes wide. compare is called with two arguments -- pointers to the The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 49 two elements being compared, and returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero accordingly as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second argument. NOTE: The usual function for compare is strcmp(). If you are sorting anything other than strings, the following may serve as a model: int compare(left, right) int *left, *right; { return *left - *right; } #define TCARD 1024 #define ISIZE sizeof(int) int itab[TCARD]; qsort(itab, TCARD, ISIZE, compare); Remember that int, long, float, and double values are stored with their low-order bytes first. Thus string comparisons may not produce the expected results. 7.9.44. rand() int ival; ival = rand(); rand returns the next pseudo-random number in the range from 0 to 2**15 - 1. 7.9.45. rename() char *oldFile, *newFile; int stat; stat = rename(oldFile, newFile); rename changes the file name oldFile to newFile. Under DOS 2.X and higher, oldFile may contain a path specification. Returns -1 if oldFile is open, or if an error is detected. 7.9.46. rindex() char *cp, *src, ch; cp = index(src, ch); rindex works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 50 rindex returns a pointer to the last occurance of ch in src or 0 if ch doesn't occur. 7.9.47. scanf() char fcs[]; int num; num = scanf(fcs [, ptr ] ... ); scanf reads from stdin. Returns the number of items successfully scanned. The format control string, fcs, contains: blanks or tabs, which match optional whitespace (blanks, tabs, newlines, formfeeds, and vertical tabs) in the input; a non-'%' character which must match the next character in the input, and conversion control strings which describe the type and format of each *ptr. Conversion control strings have the following format ([] enclose optional entries): %[*][width][parms]code where: * indicates that the field should be skipped and not assigned to a *ptr , width specifies the maximum field size in bytes. Both parms and code are described below. The examples have the following form: | input string | . function call . result Character: %[*][width]c String: %[*][width]s width specifies the number of characters to be read into the array at *ptr . The default is 1. 'c' whitespace is not skipped, 's' whitespace is. | abc| . scanf("%3c", buf) . | a| | abc| . scanf("%3s", buf) . |abc| Integer: %[*][width][size]code size equal to 'l' (lowercase 'L') specifies that *ptr point to a long, a 'h' specifies a short int . The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 51 code is one of: 'd' Q signed decimal format, 'u' Q unsigned decimal format, 'o' Q unsigned octal, and 'x' Q unsigned hexadecimal. | FF | . scanf("%x", &hex) . 255 | 377 | . scanf("%o", &oct) . 255 | 255 | . scanf("%u", &uns) . 255 |-255 | . scanf("%ld", &lng) . -255L Floating Point: %[*][width][size]code size equal to 'l' (lowercase 'L') specifies that *ptr points to a double rather than a float. code can be either 'e', 'f', or 'g' Q they all indicate floating point. | 123.45 | . scanf("%f", %flt) . 123.45 | 123.45 | . scanf("%4lf%d", &d, &i) . 123.0 45 Scanset: %[*][width]scanset scanset is specified by a sequence of characters enclosed by brackets '[' ']'. It reads a string, including the terminating null character. Leading whitespace is not skipped. |123 ABC| . scanf("%[123 ]", str) . |123 | A range of contiguous characters can be specified by the first and last element of the range, separated by a '-'. |123 ABC| . scanf("%[1-3 ]", str) . |123 | If the first element of scanset is a '^', then all characters except those specified will be read. |123 ABC| . scanf("%[^A-C]", str) . |123 | To specify '-' or ']' in a scanset , specify it as the first element. Thus to read an integer, skip any interviening garbage, and read another integer scanf("%d%*[^-+0-9]%d", &dig1, &dig2); The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 52 7.9.48. scr_aputs() char *str, attr; scr_aputs(str, attr); scr_aputs writes string str to the display with attribute attr. '\r' moves to the begining of the line, and '\n' moves to the next line. Moving off the bottom line causes scrolling. NOTE: scr_aputs is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.49. scr_ci() char ch; ch = scr_ci(); scr_ci is like ci() but uses its own translation table for command characters. It returns the next character from the input queue. NOTE: scr_ci is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.50. scr_co() char ch; scr_co(ch); scr_co is the same as co() -- it writes a single character out to the screen. NOTE: scr_co is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.51. scr_clr() scr_clr(); scr_clr erases the entire screen and sets the cursor to the home, (0,0) location. NOTE: scr_clr is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.52. scr_clrl() scr_clrl(); scr_clrl erases everything from the cursor location to the end of the line. NOTE: scr_clrl is in the file PCIO.A. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 53 7.9.53. scr_cls() scr_cls(); scr_cls erases everything from the cursor location to the end of the screen. NOTE: scr_cls is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.54. scr_csts() char ch; ch = scr_csts(); scr_csts returns the next character from the queue, or 0 if no character is available. If a character is present, it is equivalent to a csts() followed by a ci(). NOTE: scr_csts is in the file PCIO.A. Function keys return a zero. 7.9.55. scr_cursoff() scr_cursoff(); scr_cursoff turns the cursor off. NOTE: scr_cursoff is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.56. scr_curson() scr_curson(); scr_curson turns the cursor on. NOTE: scr_curson is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.57. scr_rowcol() int trow, tcol; scr_rowcol(trow, tcol); scr_rowcol moves the cursor to row trow and column tcol. NOTE: scr_rowcol is in the file PCIO.A. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 54 7.9.58. scr_scdn() scr_scdn(); scr_scdn scrolls the screen down one line, but leaves the top two lines alone. NOTE: scr_scdn is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.59. scr_scrdn() int lines, frow, fcol, trow, tcol; scr_scrdn(lines, frow, fcol, trow, tcol); scr_scrdn scrolls the given area down lines. The area is defined by the character locations (frow, fcol), (trow, tcol). NOTE: scr_scrdn is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.60. scr_scrup() int lines, frow, fcol, trow, tcol; scr_scrup(lines, frow, fcol, trow, tcol); scr_scrup scrolls the area up lines. The area is defined by the character locations (frow, fcol), (trow, tcol). NOTE: scr_scup is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.61. scr_scup() scr_scup(); scr_scup scrolls the screen up one line, but leaves the top two lines alone. NOTE: scr_scup is in the file PCIO.A. 7.9.62. scr_setmode() char newMode; scr_setmode(newMode); scr_setmode sets the mode of the color card. newMode must be between 0 and 6. NOTE: scr_setmode is in the file PCIO.A. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 55 scr_setmode manages the following global data. char scr_cols; /* number of character positions */ char scr_rows; /* number of lines */ char scr_mode; /* current screen mode: 0 = 40 col. BW 1 = 40 col. color 2 = 80 col. BW 3 = 80 col. color 4 = 320 x 200 color graphics 5 = 320 x 200 BW graphics 6 = 640 x 200 BW graphics 7 = 80 col. BW */ char scr_page; /* current active display page */ char scr_attr; /* current character attribute. Normally 7 for white on black but can be set for any attributes see Technical Reference Manual */ 7.9.63. scr_setup() scr_setup(); scr_setup must be called prior to any of the screen routines if the screen is currently in 80 column mode or if scr_curson with a monochrome display is used. NOTE: scr_setup is in the file PCIO.A. scr_setup manages the same data as scr_setmode. 7.9.64. scr_sinp() char ch; ch = scr_sinp(); scr_sinp returns the character under the cursor on the screen. NOTE: scr_sinp is in the file PCIO.A. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 56 7.9.65. setjmp() #include <setjmp.h> int val; jmp_buf env; val = setjmp(env); jmp_buf is defined in <setjmp.h> . It creates an environment used by setjmp for future use by longjmp . jmp_buf is defined as typedef char jmp_buf[6]; setjmp saves the current SP, BP, and return address in env. It returns a zero. NOTE: env can be specified as zero, for compatibility with previous releases. There can be only one "zero" env active at any time. If the environment stored in env points into an overlay area, then the overlay that called setjmp must be resident when longjmp is called -- if another overlay is resident, then strange things will happen. It is best to call setjmp from the root. setjmp's caller can tell by the returned value if control was returned from setjmp(0), or from longjmp(!=0). 7.9.66. sqrt() #include <math.h> double x, dval, sqrt(); dval = sqrt(x); sqrt returns the square root of x. NOTE: sqrt returns zero when x is negative; errno is set to EDOM. EDOM is defined in math.h. 7.9.67. srand() int seed; srand(seed); srand sets the seed for the multiplicative congruential random number generator to seed . The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 57 NOTE: The initial seed for the generator is a long. srand only sets the low order word, so the initial generator cannot be restarted. Solution: seed the generator with your own integer before any calls to rand or frand . 7.9.68. sscanf() char fcs[], buf[]; num = sscanf(buf, fcs [, ptr ] ... ); sscanf reads from the string buf. Returns the number of items successfully scanned. See scanf() for a how it works. 7.9.69. strcat() char *cp, *src, *dst; cp = strcat(dst, src); strcat works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. strcat appends a copy of src to the end of dst. Returns dst . 7.9.70. strcmp() char *s1, *s2; int cmp; cmp = strcmp(s1, s2); strcmp works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. strcmp compares the two strings and returns +1, 0, or -1 accordingly as s1 is lexically greater than, equal to, or less than s2. 7.9.71. strcpy() char *cp, *src, *dst; cp = strcpy(dst, src); strcpy works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 58 strcpy copies src to dst , stopping after the null byte has been transfered. Returns dst . 7.9.72. strlen() char *src; unsigned len; len = strlen(src); strlen works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. strlen returns the number of non-null characters in src. 7.9.73. strncat() char *cp, *src, *dst; unsigned max; cp = strncat(dst, src, max); strncat works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. strncat appends, at most, max bytes of src to the end of dst. Returns dst . 7.9.74. strncmp() char *s1, *s2; int cmp; unsigned max; cmp = strncmp(s1, s2, max); strncmp works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. strncmp compares, at most, max bytes of the two strings and returns +1, 0, or -1 accordingly as s1 is lexically greater than, equal to, or less than s2. The PCCS.S Standard Library Page 59 7.9.75. strncpy() char *cp, *src, *dst; unsigned len; cp = strncpy(dst, src, len); strncpy works on null-terminated strings. There is no test for overflow. strncpy copies exactly len bytes, from src to dst truncating or null-padding as required; dst may not be null-terminated if the strlen(src) >= len. Returns dst . 7.9.76. times() char *buf; times(buf); times formats the string buf with the current time as "hh-mm-ss" 7.9.77. ungetc() #include <stdio.h> FILE *fp; char ch; int data; data = ungetc(ch, fp) ungetc pushes the character ch back onto the file fp. The next call to getc or fgetc will return ch. ungetc returns ch, or -1 if it can't push the character back. fseek clears all pushed characters. EOF (-1) can't be pushed. 7.9.78. unlink() char *oldFile; int stat; stat = unlink(oldFile); unlink deletes the file oldFile. Under DOS 2.X and higher, oldFile may contain a path specification. Returns -1 if oldFile doesn't exist, is open, or if an error is detected. Messages Page 60 A. Messages A.1. PCC Compiler Messages A.1.1. Banner and Termination Messages >PCC V2.1c Copyright Mark DeSmet 1989 end of PCC 001A code 0012 data 1% utilization OR >PCC V2.1c Copyright Mark DeSmet 1989 (various error messages) Number of Warnings = 2 Number of Errors = 5 The first form of termination means the compile was successful. The 'code' number is in hex and tells how many bytes of code were produced. The 'data' number is similar and tells how many bytes of data were produced. The utilization percentage is the worst case of a number of compiler limits. If it nears 100% it usually means that the largest procedure should be broken into smaller procedures. The second form means the compile failed. Error messages are explained in the following section. If any errors were detected, the compiler will stop trying to generate code and will stop as soon as all the source has been read. This 'syntax check' mode is fast and allows the programmer to correct the program with a minimum of delay. If only warnings were detected, but no errors, compilation will end normally and produce a .O file. A.1.2. Messages PCC produces four categories of messages: fatal errors, errors, warnings and errors detected by the assembler. Fatal errors are usually caused by I/O errors but compiler errors are also in this category. When a fatal error is detected, the compiler will print a message and quit. Errors are caused by syntax errors. PCC reports all such errors and then quits. Warnings are produced by correctable errors and the compiler continues. Since the compiler uses PCCA as pass 3, assembler detected errors are possible but rare. When they occur, the object module will not be usable. It is easy to tell the category of an error. After a fatal error, the compiler stops without printing a termination message. Errors and warnings have a distinctive format which includes the word 'error' or 'warning'. Assembler errors print the assembler line that was found offensive. A.1.2.1. PCC Fatal Errors Messages Page 61 The pass 2 fatal errors like 'bad expression' are compiler errors, but the error is usually in not detecting the problem in pass 1 and printing a reasonable message. If you get one of these errors, please send your program to C Ware, but you can probably find and eliminate the statement that caused the problem. Don't be frightened by seeing these errors listed; you will probably never see any of them. bad expression - this indicates a compiler error. Printed by pass 2. bad GOTO target - attempt to goto something other than a label. break/case/continue/default not in switch - a case or default statement must be within a switch. A break statement must be in a while or do..while or for or switch. A continue statement must be in a while or do..while or for statement. cannot address - illegal use of '&' operator. Printed in pass 2. cannot close <file> - the file could not be closed. An I/O error occurred. cannot create <file> - the named file could not be created. The name is a temporary name or the name of the object or assembler file. This message usually means the drive is full (see 'T' option). cannot open <file> - the named source or include file could not be found. cannot read <file> - the named file could not be read. Usually means an I/O error was detected. cannot unlink <file> - the temporary could not be deleted. An I/O error occurred. cannot write <file> - the named file could not be written. An I/O error was detected. Usually means the disk drive is out of space. error in register allocation - compiler error in pass 2. divide by zero - a constant expression evaluated to a divide by zero. Should never happen. function too big - a function is too big for the compiler. The 'Utilization' number reflects this limit so there is normally plenty of warning. The solution is to break large procedures into smaller ones. illegal initialization for <name> - only constant expressions and Messages Page 62 addresses plus or minus constant expressions can be used in initialization and the initialization must make sense. For example int a=b+2; this error is fatal because it is not discovered until pass 2. no cases - a switch must have at least one case. no input file - PCC must be followed by the name of the source file when invoked. out of memory - the compiler ran out of symbol space. The 'utilization' numbers warn when a program is about to exceed this or any other compiler limit. The compiler can use up to 100K, so adding memory may be a solution. If not, the only remedy is the painful surgery required to reduce the total number of externals and locals defined at one time. pushed - compiler error in pass 2 code generation. It can be eliminated by simplifying the expression. too many cases - currently, a switch statement can only contain 128 case statements. too many fors/too many whiles - whiles, do-whiles, switches and for statements can only be nested 10 deep. stuck <register> - same as 'pushed'. too many externals - the compiler currently has a limit of 500 static's or extern's. A.1.2.2. PCC Errors Errors are printed with the following format: 23 if (i < 99 $$ { error:Need () Or, if the error was detected in an include file: 23 if (i < 99 $$ { file:<include file> error:Need () The number preceding the source line is the line number. To find the line , edit the file and issue the command 'nnnJ' where nnn is the number of the reported line. Messages Page 63 The '$$' shows how far into the line the compiler was before the error was detected. For example, the '$$' will print immediately BEFORE an undefined variable. If you get a lot of errors on a compile, don't panic. A trivial error probably caused the compiler to become confused. Correct the first few errors and re-compile. bad control - the # control is illegal. bad declaration - the declaration of a variable was illegal. bad include - the #include must be followed by "name" or <name>. bad label - a colon is not preceded by a label name. bad member declare - the declaration of a member is illegal. bad member storage - an attempt was made to declare a member static or external. Members have the storage type of their struct or union. bad parameter declare - an illegal declaration of an argument or the name of the argument was spelled differently in the procedure heading and in the declaration. bad statement - illegal statement. defines too deep - #define may reference another, but there is a limit. When #defines are expanded, the number of active #defines plus the number of #define arguments referenced by each cannot exceed 30. duplicate argument - an attempt was made to declare an argument twice. duplicate label - two labels have the same name. EOF within comment - end of file was found inside a comment. A '*/' is missing. field needs constant - the size of a bit field must be a constant expression with a value of 1 to 16. illegal address - attempt to use the '&' (take address of) operator on something that is not a lvalue. '&44' will generate this error. An address can only be taken of a variable, procedure, string or label. illegal define - a #define has unmatched parenthesis or the #define parameters are illegally specified. Messages Page 64 illegal external declaration - caused both by an illegal data or procedure declaration and improperly nested braces. If the line is supposed to be part of a procedure (e.g. i=0;), the latter is the case. Check that every '{' outside of a comment or quoted string has a matching '}'. Note: a prior error may have caused the compiler to lose track of a '{'. illegal indirection - caused by trying to use a char, int, unsigned, float or double as a pointer. longs can be used as pointers but the other types cannot. include nesting too deep - includes can only be nested three deep illegal use of float - floating point numbers cannot be used as pointers. line must be constant - a #line control must be followed by a decimal constant. line too long - the maximum line length is 128. missing ";", "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", ":", "|" - the indicated "" character is needed at this point. A multitude of errors can cause these messages. The error might be fixed by sticking in the indicated character where the '$$' prints, but the item following the '$$' could be illegal. missing ' - a character constant (e.g. 'A','TEXT') can only contain one to four characters. missing argument - the argument list of a call had two adjacent commas. missing arguments - a #define was defined with arguments but used without arguments. missing dimension - an array dimension was missing in an expression or statement. Either int x[][]; or x[]=1;. missing end of #asm - an #asm block was not ended with a #. missing expression - an expression is needed here. An example of a missing expression is i=;. missing operand - an operator without an operand was found. An example of a missing operand is ++; missing while - a 'do ... while' is missing the ending 'while'. Messages Page 65 must return float - a float or double function must end with a return statement that returns a value. Note: The compiler is too stupid to accept. double x(){if (1) return 1.;}. need () - the expression following an 'if' or 'switch' or 'while' was not surrounded by parenthesis. need '{' for STRUCT initialization - the initial values used to initialize a structure must be surrounded by braces. need constant - a 'case' prefix must be followed by an integer constant expression. need constant after #if - a #if control must be followed by a constant expression. need label - a goto must reference a label. need lval - a lvalue is needed here. An lvalue is, roughly, something that can be changed with an assignment. The statement: 2=4; will produce this error. need member - the '.' or '->' operators were followed by something other than a member name. need structure - the name prior to a '.' operator is not the name of a struct or union. not an identifier - #ifdef, #ifndef and #undef controls must reference a #define value;. not defined - #undef controls must reference a #define value;. only STATIC and EXTERN allowed at this level - an attempt was made to declare an 'auto' outside of a procedure. parameters cannot span lines - the arguments to a #define must all be on the same line. return lacks argument - if a function is declared as returning a value then "return;" is illegal. Use "return 0;" if the value is unimportant. sorry, must have dimension for locals - the compiler does not accept char a[]={1,2,3}; and similar for auto variables. Declare the variable static or include an explicit dimension. sorry, no string initialization of AUTO - the compiler cannot accept char a[]="abc"; and similar for auto Messages Page 66 variables. Declare the variable static if possible, otherwise use _move. string too long - a string cannot exceed 200 characters. Usually means that a '"' is missing. undefined structure - a pointer to an undefined structure cannot be added to. unknown control - the word following a '#' is not a control word. '#while' would cause this error. unmatched " - either the end of line or end of file was found in a string. Usually means that a " is missing. if your string is too long for one line, continue with a \ (backslash) at the end of a line and continue in column one of the next. If you want a new line in a string, use \n. wrong number of arguments - a #define was used with the wrong number of arguments. A.1.2.3. PCC Warnings There are currently only two warnings. Warnings indicate suspicious code that is probably OK. conflicting types - an external or static was declared twice with different types. Usually caused by an include file declaring a variable incorrectly or by a program such as: main() { char ch; ch=zipit(); } char zipit(ch) char ch; { return ch; } the call of zipit implicitly declares it to be a function returning an integer. The line 'char zipit(ch)' would be flagged as an error. The fix is to include: char zipit(); above the call so the function is declared correctly before use. Messages Page 67 undefined variable - the variable has not been defined. It is assumed to be an auto int. A.1.2.4. PCCA Errors ( from PCC Execution ) In theory, any PCCA error message can be produced by a PCC compile gone bonkers but I have only seen the 'cannot write <name>' errors caused by lack of disk space. A.2. PCCA Assembler Messages A.2.1. Banner and Termination Messages >PCCA 8088 Assembler V1.3 (c) Mark DeSmet, 1982,83,84,85 (various error messages) end of PCCA 0016 code 0000 data 1% utilization The 'code' number is in hex and tells how many bytes of code were produced. The 'data' number is similar and tells how many bytes of data were produced. The utilization percentage shows how full the symbol table was. Sample of list output: PCCA Assembler BLIP.A 1 ;TOUPPER.A convert a charcter to upper case 2 3 CSEG 4 PUBLIC TOUPPER 5 6 ; character = toupper(character) 7 0000 5A 8 TOUPPER:POP DX ;RETURN ADDRESS 0001 58 9 POP AX ;CHARACTER 0002 3C61 10 CMP AL,'a' ;IF LOWER THAN 'a' 11 JC TO_DONE ;DO NOTHING 0004 3C7B 12 CMP AL,'z' ;OR IF ABOVE 'z' 13 JNC TO_DONE ;DO NOTHING 0006 2C20 14 SUB AL,'a'-'A' ;ELSE ADJUST 0008 B400 15 TO_DONE:MOV AH,0 ;RETURN AN INT 000A FFE2 16 JMP DX ;RETURN A.2.2. Messages Produced by PCCA PCCA prints two categories of messages: fatal errors and errors. As with PCC, the fatal errors are caused by I/O errors or Messages Page 68 similar. Errors are simply syntax errors in using the language. When a fatal error is detected, PCCA prints a message and stops. An error does not stop the assembler, but it stops writing the object module to run faster. If errors are detected, the object module is never good. A.2.2.1. Fatal Errors From PCCA cannot close <file> - the file could not be closed. An I/O error occurred. cannot create <file> - the named file could not be created. The name is a temporary name or the name of the object or list file. This message usually means the drive is full (see 'T' option). cannot open <file> - the named source or include file could not be found. cannot read <file> - the named file could not be read. Usually means an I/O error was detected. cannot unlink <file> - the temporary file could not be deleted. An I/O error occurred. cannot write <file> - the named file could not be written. An I/O error was detected. Usually means the disk drive is out of space. internal error in jump optimization - the assembler became confused optimizing branches. no input file - no filename followed the PCCA when invoked. too many labels - only 1000 names and labels are allowed. too many symbols - the assembler ran out of symbol space. The source program should be broken into smaller modules. A.2.2.2. Errors from PCCA Error messages have the form: 44 mov #44,a3 error: illegal mnemonic or, if the error was found in an include file: 44 mov #44,a3 file:2:SCREEN.A error: illegal mnemonic Messages Page 69 The messages are: address must be in DSEG - address constants can only be in DSEG, because constants in CSEG are not fixed up at run time. bad DS value - a constant expression must follow the DS. bad include - the correct form for an include statement is: include "filename" bad LINE value - the line statement should be followed by a constant. cannot label PUBLIC - a 'public' statement cannot have a label. data offset must be an unsigned - an attempt was made to use an offset in a byte or long constant. DS must have label - storage cannot be reserved without a name. DS must be in DSEG - storage can only be reserved in DSEG. duplicate label - the label on the line was defined previously. equate too deep - an 'equ' may reference a prior one, but only to a depth of four. illegal expression - the expression had an illegal operator or is somehow invalid. illegal operand - an operand had a type that was not legal in that context. illegal reserved word - a reserved word was found in the wrong context. illegal ST value - the index to a floating point stack element must be in the range 0 to 7. incorrect type - only 'byte', 'word', 'dword', and 'tbyte', are allowed following the colon to type a public. impossible arithmetic - an arithmetic operation has operands incompatible with the 8086 architecture. example: add word [bx], word[si] in wrong segment - a variable or label is being defined in a segment different than the segment of the 'public' statement. Remember that 'public' Messages Page 70 statements must be in the correct segment, following 'dseg' or 'cseg' as appropriate. invalid BYTE constant - a byte constant was needed, but something else was found. invalid constant - the instruction needed a constant and something else was found. invalid DD constant - the value of a 'DD' must be a constant expression. invalid DW constant - the value of a 'DW' must be a constant expression or a variable name. In the latter case, offset is assumed. The statement: dw offset zip is illegal since offset is already implied. Just use: dw zip invalid offset - an offset of the expression cannot be taken. line too long - the maximum input line to PCCA is 110 characters. mismatched types - the types of the two operands must agree. example: db chr add ax,bl ;illegal add chr,ax ;illegal add word chr,ax ;legal misplaced reserved word - a reserved word was found in an expression. missing : - the '?' operator was missing the colon part. missing ) - mismatched parenthesis. missing ] - mismatched braces in an address expression. missing ':' - labels to instructions must be followed by a colon. This message also prints when a mnemonic is misspelled. The assembler thinks that the bad mnemonic is a label without a colon. missing EQU name - an equate statement lacks a name. missing type - the memory reference needs a type. In the case Messages Page 71 of 'public's defined elsewhere, the type can be supplied by ':byte' or ':word' on the public statement. In the case of anonymous references, the 'byte' or 'word' keyword must be used. example: public a:byte inc a ; illegal inc byte a ; legal inc es:[bx] ; illegal inc es:word[bx] ; legal need constant - something other than a constant expression followed a 'ret'. need label - a jump relative was made to something other than a label. 'jmp's may be indirect but 'jz's etc. can only jump to a label. nested include - an included file may not include another. not a label - only names can be public. RB must have label - a 'RB' statement must have a label. RB must be in DS - 'RB's must follow a DSEG directive as they can only be in the data segment. 'DB's can be in the code segment. RW must be in DS - as above. too many arguments - the instruction had more operands than allowed or the last operand contains an illegal op-code. undefined variable <name> - the name is referred to but not defined or listed as public. unknown mnemonic - the mnemonic is illegal. A.3. PCCL Messages A.3.1. Banner and Termination Messages PCCL Linker PCC and PCCA V1.2b Copyright Mark DeSmet 1988 end of PCCL 9% utilization A.3.2. Warnings from PCCL undefined PUBLIC - <name> - the name is referenced, but not Messages Page 72 defined in any module. PCCL will complete and the resulting .EXE module may execute as long as the undefined PUBLICs are not referenced. If they are referenced, then the result is undefined. A.3.3. Fatal Errors from PCCL PCCL prints the message, prints 'PCCL abandoned' and quits. bad argument - an argument is illegal. bad object file<name> - the object or library file contains an illegal record. bad stack option - the 'S' option should be followed by one to four hex digits. cannot close <file> - I/O error occurred. cannot create <file> - I/O error or disk out of room. On MS-DOS 2.0 and later, make sure that the CONFIG.SYS file contains a FILES=20 command. cannot open <file> - the object file could not be found. On MS- DOS 2.0 and later, make sure that the CONFIG.SYS file contains a FILES=20 command. cannot read <file> - I/O error occurred. cannot seek <file> - I/O error occurred. cannot write <file> - I/O error or disk out of room. different segments for - <name> - the public is declared in different segments in different modules. Probably both as a function and as a variable. illegal overlay number - in the overlay options -Vnn and -Mnn, the value nn must be between 1 and 39 in ascending, consecutive order. multiply defined <name> - the same public appears in two modules. over 100 arguments - PCCL only allows 100 arguments, including arguments in -F files. over 64K code - a segment has over 64K of code. See the description of PCCL overlay support. over 64K data - the resultant program has over 64K of data. This is not supported. You will have to move some data to locals or use overlays. Messages Page 73 over 300 modules - only 300 modules can be linked together. The supplied library only contains about 60 modules. too many filenames - there are only 2000 bytes reserved for all filenames. too many labels in <name> - a module in the named file had over 1000 labels. too many total PUBLICS in <name> - symbol table has overflowed. The named file was being read when the overflow occurred. Order Form Page 74 B. Order Form Remit to: C Ware Corporation P.O. Box 428 Paso Robles, CA 94447 PCC version 1.2c You can also order by phone using your P.O.#, Mastercard or VISA. (805) 239-4620, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., PST ONLY. ____ PCC Registration .................... @ $ 30.00 ea $ ______ (includes registration software -OR- latest version of PCC) ____ UPGRADE to the newest version ....... @ $ 5.00 ea $ ______ (includes latest version of the program diskette, with documentation on the disk.) Orders are normally shipped by USPS at no additional charge. 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Comments and/or suggestions: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ User Comments Page 76 index A abs(), 34 An Introduction To PCC, 8 atof(), 35 atoi(), 34 atol(), 35 B Banner and Termination Messages, 60, 67, 71 Basic System, 10 C Calling Conventions, 29 ceil(), 36 chain(), 36 close(), 37 Completion Codes, 11 Corporate Business, Government and Commercial Use, 5 creat(), 37 D Data Types, 15 dates(), 37 DISCLAIMER, 3 Disk Input/Output Routines, 32 doint(), 37 E Errors from PCCA, 68 Example, 21 Examples, 14, 24 exec(), 38 exit(), 39 exp(), 39 Extensions, 16 Externs, 18 F fabs(), 40 Fatal Errors From PCCA, 68 Fatal Errors from PCCL, 72 fclose(), 40 fgetc(), 40 fgets(), 40 floor(), 41 fopen(), 41 FOREIGN RESHIPMENT LIABILITY, 3 Forward References, 18 fputc(), 41 fputs(), 42 frand(), 42 fscanf(), 42 User Comments Page 77 G General, 4 getc(), 42 getchar(), 43 gets(), 43 Getting Started, 9 getw(), 44 I IBM-PC Screen and Keyboard Interface, 34 in(), 44 index(), 44 Introduction, 13, 21, 23, 28 Invocation, 21, 23 L Libraries, 27 LIBRARY CONVENTIONS, 31 License, 2 LIMITATIONS OF REMEDIES, 3 LIMITED WARRANTY , 3 lmove(), 45 log(), 44 longjmp(), 45 M Macros, 20 Math Routines, 33 Messages, 60 Messages Produced by PCCA, 67 N Names, 28 O open(), 46 Order Form, 74 ORDERING INFORMATION, 4 os(), 46 out(), 46 Overlays, 25 P PCC -- The Personal C Compiler, 13 PCC Compiler Messages, 60 PCC Errors, 62 PCC Fatal Errors, 60 PCC Files, 9 PCC Warnings, 66 PCCA Assembler Messages, 67 PCCA Errors ( from PCC Execution ), 67 PCCL Messages, 71 peek(), 46 poke(), 47 User Comments Page 78 pow(), 47 Preface, 7 Preprocessor directives, 15 Program Initialization, 28 putc(), 47 putchar(), 47 puts(), 48 putw(), 48 Q qsort(), 48 R RAM DISK, 11 rand(), 49 rename(), 49 rindex(), 49 S scanf(), 50 scr_aputs(), 52 scr_ci(), 52 scr_clr(), 52 scr_clrl(), 52 scr_cls(), 53 scr_co(), 52 scr_csts(), 53 scr_cursoff(), 53 scr_curson(), 53 scr_rowcol(), 53 scr_scdn(), 54 scr_scrdn(), 54 scr_scrup(), 54 scr_scup(), 54 scr_setmode(), 54 scr_setup(), 55 scr_sinp(), 55 setjmp(), 56 Setting Up DOS 2.xx 3.xx, ..., 10 Space Considerations, 25 sqrt(), 56 srand(), 56 sscanf(), 57 Standard Library Functions, 34 strcat(), 57 strcmp(), 57 strcpy(), 57 Strings, 20 strlen(), 58 strncat(), 58 strncmp(), 58 strncpy(), 59 Support Policy, 2 User Comments Page 79 T The C Language, 15 The Legal Stuff, 1 The PCCA 8088 Assembler, 21 The PCCL Object File Linker, 23 The PCCS.S Standard Library, 28 times(), 59 TRADEMARKS, 4 U ungetc(), 59 unlink(), 59 Use by Educational Institutions, 5 User Comments, 75 W Warnings from PCCL, 71 U Using Text Book, Magazine or Download source code, 8